Colby Police Department

09/17/2026

Traffic notice. Workers are in the process of catching some escaped cattle in the area of 4th and Riddle in Colby. Please be cautious if driving in the area.

update. Cattle have been wrangled. A big thanks to all the deptartments and people that made it a smooth operation

09/02/2026

Big thanks to the airport for working with us to set up the training and dispatch for coming to train with us! Also thanks to the local C.A. Office for help getting the training tools to practice!

09/01/2026

PRESS RELEASE
[Colby, KS] – [August 31, 2026] – City of Colby, Kansas is warning local residents and businesses about an active scam involving individuals falsely posing as “Colby Electric.” It has been reported that these scammers are calling customers by name and asking for payment for utilities. The caller id number has been reported coming from a 703-area code. Do not give them payment or any confidential information as they are not affiliated with the City of Colby.

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If you have questions regarding your utilities, contact the Utility Billing Office at 785-460-4400.

08/17/2026

07/25/2026

Tuesday, July 28th will be the Thomas County Fair Parade. Street closures for the parade will be Franklin from 8th to Cedar. Range Ave will be shut down as the parade crosses on Cedar to the Fairgrounds. Please clear the street parking on Franklin by 5 p.m. Franklin Ave will be closed down around 5:15 p.m. to allow the parade to start at 5:30 p.m.
With the expected high temperatures be sure to stay hydrated and have sun protection.

07/16/2026

Updated: Lane Closure - Traffic will be Northbound only starting tomorrow (7-16) on Country Club Dr starting at Hill St.
Demolition for this project will start on Monday (7-20). *For questions on street projects contact Public Works at 785-460-4420.

07/08/2026

Press release 7/8/2026

On 7/7/2026 at about 4:37pm Colby Dispatch received noticed of an injury accident at 990 S. Range Ave in Colby Kansas where a passenger car had driven into a building. Emergency Services including Colby Police Department, Colby Fire Department, Thomas County Sheriff’s Office and Thomas County EMS, and S*M Towing responded to the scene.

The vehicle, a Chevy Impala was inside the building at 990 S. Range and had gone completely through the exterior wall. There were no people inside the suites at 990 S. Range that were affected at the time of the accident.

Emergency services were able to pull the vehicle out of the building to get the only occupant, the driver, out of the vehicle and transported to the hospital for medical care.
Contact was made with property owners about the building damage. There was significant apparent damage to 2 suites at 990 S. Range along with the vehicle.

Preliminary investigation indicates the driver was northbound on Range Avenue, came across the southbound lanes of traffic, jumped the curb crossing a grassy divider on the west side of the road just north of the intersection with Poplar Street. The vehicle then struck and entering the building at 990 S. Range. At this time the cause of the unstable situation leading to the accident is still under investigation.

-Chief Jacob Hess

07/01/2026

Sporer plans to start the Country Club project on July 16th by setting up traffic control. This rehab stretch will start on the north side of the tracks by Pine and extend north to Walnut. Only northbound traffic will be allowed during the project's first phase.

06/25/2026

Just a reminder as we celebrate our Independence be aware of the City’s code for fireworks
* Hours of discharging fireworks: between the hours 8:00 am and 11:00 pm on June 27 through July 5.
* Permit for commercial grade public firework display.
* Approved fireworks: bottle rockets prohibited
* Discharge on streets and public property prohibited
* Throwing fireworks prohibited
* It shall be unlawful to discharge any fireworks within 50 feet of any gasoline pump
* The chief of the fire department or a law enforcement officer is authorized to seize and confiscate all fireworks that are in violation of the city code.

We want everybody to have a fun and safe holiday!!